Former Bibby EVP Kastner to Lead TFS U.S. Biz Development

Barry Kastner, former executive vice president and head of ABL at Bibby Financial Services, joined Trade Finance Solutions as senior managing director and national business development director.

Kastner will be responsible for the continued growth of Canada-based TFS’s business development in the U.S.

Before joining Bibby, Kastner was head of TD Bank’s Asset Finance Group as well as executive vice president of Wachovia Capital Finance and COO of its predecessor, Congress Financial.

“We are very excited about the opportunity to work with someone of Barry’s knowledge and experience, boosting our expertise as we grow the company,” said Steve McDonald, president of Trade Finance Solutions.

Trade Finance Solutions is an independent commercial finance company with $350 million in assets under management.